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African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

Cultural

African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

True sovereignty cannot be attained without: a mastery over external influences, a re-appropriation of cultural foundations, and the capacity to produce a model that is uniquely our own—coherent and sustainable.

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read

Modern Vs. Afro-Indigenous Astrology: An Astrologers Perspective

Science & Reason

Modern Vs. Afro-Indigenous Astrology: An Astrologers Perspective

To anyone who may consider pursuing astrology, and to those who have mastered it; there is another side of the coin that the fathers of modern astrology did not receive from Kemet.

By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read

Reopening of Ancient Egyptian Temples

Indigenous Wisdom

Reopening of Ancient Egyptian Temples

Why are the Dogon (an indigenous West African tribe) erecting ancient Egyptian temples deep in the heart of Togo? For the Dogon people, the answer reaches back thousands of years, to a history the modern world has largely forgotten.

By Djedka Zeshera • 2 min read

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African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

Cultural

African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

True sovereignty cannot be attained without: a mastery over external influences, a re-appropriation of cultural foundations, and the capacity to produce a model that is uniquely our own—coherent and sustainable.

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read

Clean and Simple

Cultural

Clean and Simple

A heart harboring emotions is likely to be blind to fruitful opportunities for growth and skewed to pessimism and depression.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

Mental Degeneration

Cultural

Mental Degeneration

Mental degeneration is like a tick on an animal that thrives at the cost of its host, leaving it malnourished and operating at reduced capacity.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

Cultural

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

Seeing how stories of superheroes can influence the minds of children today, it comes as no surprise that Alexander the Great's ambition to rule and conquer was once a cultural norm.

By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read

Social

Cultural

Clean and Simple

Clean and Simple

A heart harboring emotions is likely to be blind to fruitful opportunities for growth and skewed to pessimism and depression.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

Mental Degeneration

Mental Degeneration

Mental degeneration is like a tick on an animal that thrives at the cost of its host, leaving it malnourished and operating at reduced capacity.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

Seeing how stories of superheroes can influence the minds of children today, it comes as no surprise that Alexander the Great's ambition to rule and conquer was once a cultural norm.

By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read

A Bridge Between Thrones: Indigenous Leadership Alliance The Royal Office of King Nana Yaw Osam I and KEBTAH, Inc.

A Bridge Between Thrones: Indigenous Leadership Alliance The Royal Office of King Nana Yaw Osam I and KEBTAH, Inc.

by Nehez Meniooh A people’s cultural heritage enriches education and innovation by offering diverse perspectives and solutions, ensuring the transmission of traditions and knowledge to future generations. -From the ACCP website On April 2, 2026, a small meeting took place that quietly but profoundly contributed to a new era,

By Nehez Meniooh • 4 min read

Latest Articles

African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

Cultural

African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

True sovereignty cannot be attained without: a mastery over external influences, a re-appropriation of cultural foundations, and the capacity to produce a model that is uniquely our own—coherent and sustainable.

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read

Clean and Simple

Cultural

Clean and Simple

A heart harboring emotions is likely to be blind to fruitful opportunities for growth and skewed to pessimism and depression.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

Mental Degeneration

Cultural

Mental Degeneration

Mental degeneration is like a tick on an animal that thrives at the cost of its host, leaving it malnourished and operating at reduced capacity.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

Cultural

A Kemetic perspective: Hero’s and heroism

Seeing how stories of superheroes can influence the minds of children today, it comes as no surprise that Alexander the Great's ambition to rule and conquer was once a cultural norm.

By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read

Indigenous Wisdom

There is no action that ends: A personal reflection

There is no action that ends: A personal reflection

by Christine Packard I used to believe that my actions ended when the moment passed. If I spoke a harsh word, I assumed or hoped it dissolved into the air once silence returned. If I offered kindness, I imagined it complete when the smile faded. I lived as though my

By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read

The Point

The Point

by Mersau Khentimah Has anyone succeeded in preventing the winds from blowing? Has anyone succeeded in preventing the sun from rising or setting? As it will be so from silencing The Gods and Great Ancestors. The ambition of the modern world isn’t to silence nature, that is impossible, but

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage— Guiding the Ancestral Spirit in transition.

Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage— Guiding the Ancestral Spirit in transition.

by FahNeith Merutepiaou Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage is an act of decolonisation. Colonisation might be considered the act of a body of life parasiting its host, or consuming another neighbouring life for its survival. This is contrary to mutualism, which follows the principle of harmonisation, in which both

By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read

It Takes a Village: But We Sold Ours

It Takes a Village: But We Sold Ours

By: Irishapi Pernebsati It takes a village,” they say. But how many of us in the modern world have paused, in moments of overwhelm or despair, to ask: Where is my village? Especially those standing closest to life’s thresholds: birth, death, and the fragile spaces in between, where support

By Irishapi Pernebsati • 6 min read

The Reign of an Illusionist World

The Reign of an Illusionist World

By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read

Ambition

Ambition

By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read

Leadership

Leadership

True leadership involves responsibility, not just authority, to ensure balance and quality of the whole.

By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read

What is Confidence?

What is Confidence?

By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read

Purification is a Process

Purification is a Process

By Giziribtah Debasah How many times have you heard someone say purification of mind, body, and spirit? What does this really mean? What is the goal? How, why, and when do you do this? How often is it necessary? Is it necessary? The English language is quite tricky and allows

By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read

The Importance of the Name Pt. II - The Name, The Destiny

The Importance of the Name Pt. II - The Name, The Destiny

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 6 min read

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Modern Vs. Afro-Indigenous Astrology: An Astrologers Perspective

Science & Reason

Modern Vs. Afro-Indigenous Astrology: An Astrologers Perspective

To anyone who may consider pursuing astrology, and to those who have mastered it; there is another side of the coin that the fathers of modern astrology did not receive from Kemet.

By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read

Rooted

Earth Talk

Rooted

A balance between what you can't see underground and what you can see above it. And together, those two things tell you exactly how you're doing on your path.

By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read

War, War, and Rumors of War

Environmental

War, War, and Rumors of War

One major flashpoint of this conflict is the Strait of Hormuz, extending into the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, where already environmentally hazardous maritime traffic poses an inherent threat.

By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read

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Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig

Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig

Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig was a Dogon High Priest who brought Kemetic wisdom to the West. Founder of The Earth Center, he revived ancestral traditions, healing, and the Sidereal Calendar. His legacy continues to guide spiritual seekers globally.

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Nehez Meniooh

Nehez Meniooh

Dedicated to preserving ancestral knowledge and guiding others through spiritual transformation, rooted in the living traditions of Kemetic and West African wisdom. Working on being at least a firefly here on Earth, lighting the path for others.

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Irishapi Pernebsati

Irishapi Pernebsati

Irishapi has been initiating with the Dogon for 6 years and living in remote Costa Rica, focused on her familiy, regenerative agriculture, sustainable building, teaching and natural healing guided by Ankhkasta Natural Healing.

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Iritah Shenmira NABA

Iritah Shenmira NABA

Naba Iritah Shenmira, Dogon priest and healer of the Gulmu lineage of Burkina Faso, continues his father Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig’s mission to preserve Kemetic culture and unite humanity through ancestral wisdom and initiation.

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Djedka Zeshera

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Tiasta Maaheqwur

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